Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1891 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

From Fair Oaks. John Brooks is visiting relatives in Peru, Ind. J. A. Sharp, the Photographer, of Rensselaer, was in our town Tuesday, doing work in his line. A 1 HcTsel and his new bride, entertained their friends at their new home last Saturday night. Dancing' was the principal amusement of the evening. There seems to be quite a good deal of sickness in this vicinity, but not of a serious nature. Our friend Jas. Burns is one of the victims. Rachel. From Union. The recent drought has damaged the wheat but little. Plenty of quails and rabbits. The Quails are still in good demand, but Rabbits have depreciated. There are still more hogs than com in this part of the country. _Hay rather scarce. There has been a few cases of sore throat recently. B. D. McColly complains of rheumatism, and Uriah Hardesty is almost helpless with the same disease. The teachers of'Union townt-hip will convene in an institute at Center school house next Saturday. Bill Bat.

Keener Items. r-—l/ Our schools will all be in running order this week. A snow on New Years night but not enough for sleighing,—barely enough to track rabbits. A box social held at the school house New Years eve., for the benefit of the church, was a pleasant affair and a financial success. John P. Davidson, a veteran of of the late war has been confined to his bed for some time. Our town and surrounding country have experienced a building boom during the past year. The following named parties have either built new or added buildings to those already built, viz: Halleck Bros., D. E. Fairchild, Asa Tyler, Jacob Hahn, W. Punter, Mr. Hoshaw, John F. Bruner, C. O. Spencer, W. W. Cheever, W. Ilershman, and Silas Segraves. Rome bettered her condition at one time by printing her laws on tablets and hanging them where all could read. Such a plan might prove of lasting good to those who are in the habit of daily or weekly violating the plainest forms of common law. M. M. Tyler will soon be a full fledged telegraph operator, which business he has been learning for some time at our home office. The family of S. M’Ginnis, our popular drug man, spent the Holidays in Porter county. DeMotte is not so slow as some people might think it would be, on account of its size. The new year was .hospitably received and its first day prolonged with a masquerade ball until the light of the following day claimed its position on the calendar.